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S. CROCKER.

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APPLICATION FILED 0CT.17. 1914.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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SAMUEL CROCKER, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

HAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1st, 1915.

Application filed October 17, 1914. Serial N o. 867,112.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL CROCKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at @klahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Gklahoma, have invented anew and useful Hat, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a hat and one object of the present invention is to provide novel means whereby a single element may be employed as the brim of the hat and as a deck, which, being spaced from the top of the crown of the hat, affords and permits a circulation of air above the top of the crown.

The invention aims to improve structurally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without ydeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows one form of the invention in side elevation; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the structure shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showingV a modified form of the invention.

The hat herein disclosed comprises a crown 1 including a side wall 2 and a top 3, the side wall 2 and the top 3 being devoid of openings, so that dust cannot find its way within the crown 1 onto the head of the wearer.

The crown may be circumscribed by an outer band or ribbon 4, or may be trilnmed in any other desired manner. Located within the crown 1 is the ordinary sweat-band 5. The lining is shown at 6 and extends down between the sweat-band and the side walls 2 of the crown, the lining, in hats of this type ordinarily being made of netting. Extended across the inner face of thetop 3 of the' hat longitudinally thereof, and superposed upon the lining 6 is a comparatively narrow ribbon or strip 7 commonly found in hats and at times inscribed with the name of the wearer or the name of the maker. The ribbon or strip 7 ordinarily is fashioned from some comparatively strong textile material.

Superposed upon the top 3 of the crown 1 areA end blocks 8. Side blocks 9 are provided, and resting upon the top 3 at its center is a central block 10. These blocks 10%9-8 act as supports, upholding a deck 11, the periphery of which projects as shown at 12 beyond the periphery of the crown. The projecting portion 12 of the deck 11 may be of any desired extent and in this connection it is to be understood that the portion 12 of the deck is to project far enough to shield the head and face of the wearer from the rays of the sun and to render unnecessary the carrying of an umbrella or parasol. The deck 11 may be secured to the spacing blocks in any desired manner and the latter may be secured as found conveniently to the top 3 of the crown 1. If desired, fasteners 14 may be passed downwardly through the top 3 and through the respective spacing blocks. Those fasteners 14 which pass through the end blocks 8 and through the central block 10 are clenched f against the band or ribbon 7. The band or ribbon 7, therefore, acts as a washer or protector, preventing the top 3 of the crown from being broken or distorted when the fasteners are clenched as at 15.

It is to be observed that in a hat constructed as shown in Fig. 1, the air will circulate freely between the deck 1 and the top 3 of the hat, the head of the wearer being maintained in a comparatively cool condition. Owing to the fact that the crown 1 is imperforate, there is no opportunity for dust to find its way into the crown and onto the head of the wearer. It will be understood of course that the deck 11 may project to any desired extent beyond the periphery of the crown and that the entire structure may be trimmed as found desirable, in order to adapt ,it for wear by either men or women.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, a modified form of the invention is shown. The crown of the hat remains precisely as described hereinbefore, and therefore, the numerals previously employed are applied to Fig. 3 to designate the constituent parts 0f the crown. The deck, however, is a composite structure and comprises an annular rim 16 having an opening 17 of the same size as the crown. Overlaid upon the rim 16 and closing the opening V17 is a cover plate 19. The several facingy blccks denoted generallyby the ref;A

erence character 18 are Supported on they top of the crown and in turn-support theieover" plate 19. These spacing blocks 18 it against the edges of the opening 17. Therefore, the

cover plate 19 and the rim 16 cannot movetransversely, these parts preferably being glued or eernented-togetherat the` point lE21 Where theyoverlan. The `fasteners 2O may be employed as befcre,.thej fastenerspassmg.v

thrcugh the cover plate 19. The hat. shown in Fig. 8 differs from the hat. shown in Figs. 1 and 2 only in regard to the deck, the deck in Fig. Sbeing a two-part structure, whereas inFigs. 1v and 2 the deck is a unitary element.. The specific advantages attributed to the structure' shown in Fig. 3 arisey out'of 'the Y fact that the structure shown i'nFig. 3 may be built up out of hats which avr manufacturer nay have 1n stock. Thus, a manufacturer may' sever the brim of.l a hat from the crown,

close tothe crown', the brim1thereuponbecoming the annular rim 16 having an open,- ing 17. Therim thus formed 1s. usedv in Connection with thev same crown whereuponv the rim was cut. Invorder to provide the cover plate 19, the topp is cut out of thet cro-wn of a hat of a slightly Vlarger size.

oriz'ashionVV a single, unbroken plate to form` they deck 11 Vshown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described theinvention., what is claimed is:f- V. j

L In a hat, a crown comprising` an imperffjrate'A side wallfand an imperfo'rate top; a'

"deck spaced from the top and projecting'pen ripheral'ly' beyond' the: top; and spacers interposed between the top and the deck. :I "2. In a hat, a crown comprising an lmper- -Yf'orate side wall and an imperforate top; a deck spa-cedA from the top and projecting peripherally beyond the top; spacers interposed between the top and the deck; and fastening devices engaged with the deck, the Y spacers andthetop. n y,

In; a` hat,a crown; a; rim located abovethe, crown andhaving an opening.: of" the vsaine peripheral contour asf the crown; aV cover plate superposed; uponth'e rim and.

closing the opening, the cover plate being peripherally securedto the rim; and spacers projecting upwardly trom Vthe crown,V the f spacers abutting againstfthe cover plate and against thev inner edge o the rim.y K

4. `In afhat,.a erownr comprising an imperfora-te` side wall and an'imperforate top; spacers Amounted on the top; and:v an imperorate'V decklsjlpported. on the spacers,` to permit a circulation of air between the deck-v and the top,` the imperf'orate crow-n serving to prevent the. entrance of dust onto-thevhead; oftheweareru l In testimony that I claim the foregoing.

turefin the presenceof two witnesses.v

g SAMUEL. oRocKER. `Witnesses: l A

' C. Rooms,

J. B. Whales.

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as my own,I have. hereto aflixed my signa- 

